About The Word Snuffle
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Snuffle
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What's The Definition Of Snuffle?
[n] the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
[v] cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [v] snuff up mucus through the nose [v] sniff or smell inquiringly Synonyms | Synonyms for Snuffle: blub | blubber | sniffle | sniffle | snivel | snivel | snuff Related Terms | Find terms related to Snuffle: See Also | breathe in | breathing | cry | external respiration | inhale | inspire | respiration | smell | ventilation | weep Snuffle In Webster's Dictionary \Snuf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snuffled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Snuffling}.] [Freq. of snuff, v.i.; akin to LG. snuffeln,
G. schn["u]ffeln, D. snuffeln, Dan. sn["o]vle. Cf.
{Sniffle}.]
To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when
it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.
One clad in purple Eats, and recites some lamentable
rhyme . . . Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his
throat. --Dryden.
\Snuf"fle\, n. 1. The act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing through the nose when obstructed. This dread sovereign, Breath, in its passage, gave a snort or snuffle. --Coleridge. 2. An affected nasal twang; hence, cant; hypocrisy. 3. pl. Obstruction of the nose by mucus; nasal catarrh of infants or children. [Colloq.] |
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